Single-player games like BattleBlock Theater®
Below are 16 single-player Steam games similar to BattleBlock Theater®, ranked by player overlap. Every pick carries Steam's Single-player category, so multiplayer-only titles or always-online games don't sneak in. imho.run pulls the category data from Steam directly — Single-player here matches what the store labels.
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Ranked picks
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Sticky Paws
Single-player alternative to BattleBlock Theater® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with BattleBlock Theater®.
A 2D platformer game about a cat that can climb anything! Sticky Paws is the story of Sticky the Cat, who is on a little adventure to retrieve a cake that a mouse stole. Catlyn, a new playable character, has joined the adventure too!
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Shell Out Showdown
Single-player alternative to BattleBlock Theater® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with BattleBlock Theater®.
A vending machine Rapid-Fire Food Combat Generosity Arena! Throw food, dodge food (but don't litter), and give to win in this hectic, platform combat arena free-for-all! Up to 4 local players + online play. Lots of different game modes, plus story and solo play modes for tons of food tossin' fun!
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Cobalt
Single-player alternative to BattleBlock Theater® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with BattleBlock Theater®.
Forget everything you’ve learned about combat. Cobalt’s slo-mo mechanic lets you perform moves that other games can’t comprehend. Discover the secrets of a distant colony in a cosmic campaign, take on challenges and rule the leaderboards, or face off against others in local and online multiplayer.
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Platverse: ABYA's Adventure
Single-player alternative to BattleBlock Theater® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with BattleBlock Theater®.
A hardcore platform-action game! Robot ABYA wakes up in the depths of end - times ruins. With a special water gun, it starts to uncover the apocalypse's truth. As it explores underground ruins, ABYA leaps, climbs, and shoots, pushing survival limits and gradually revealing doomsday mysteries.
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Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & Teef
Single-player alternative to BattleBlock Theater® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Adventure with BattleBlock Theater®.
From the developers of the Guns, Gore and Cannoli franchise comes a new 2D run & gun platformer: Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood & TEEF! Spearhead an Ork invasion, destroy the hive city and kill your warboss! ‘Ere we go!
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Super Bunny Man
Single-player alternative to BattleBlock Theater® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with BattleBlock Theater®.
A physics-based co-op platformer about a guy in a rabbit costume! Team up with a friend or three (local or online) to beat levels, find hidden carrots and race against the clock. Experience bunny madness. Embrace carrot chaos. Become Super Bunny Man.
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Levelhead
Single-player alternative to BattleBlock Theater® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with BattleBlock Theater®.
Deliver those goods, real good - or get turned into scrap trying! Chaotic co-op platforming, genre-bending power-ups, a challenging campaign, and endless community-built levels await, so grab a friend and GO!
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20XX
Single-player alternative to BattleBlock Theater® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with BattleBlock Theater®.
20XX is a roguelike action platformer that you can play with a friend. Jump and shoot your way through ever-changing levels, collect awesome new powers, and battle mighty bosses in the name of saving the human race maybe!
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Sacred Citadel
Single-player alternative to BattleBlock Theater® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with BattleBlock Theater®.
Sharpen your axe, string your bow, brew your potions! Ancaria needs heroes like you. Grab your friends to join the resistance!The once peaceful land of Ancaria is in grave danger. The evil Ashen empire has enslaved its population and is using the orc-like Grimmoc to wipe out the Seraphim, who swore to protect it.
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Guacamelee! Gold Edition
Single-player alternative to BattleBlock Theater® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with BattleBlock Theater®.
Guacamelee! is a Metroidvania-style action-platformer set in a magical Mexican-inspired world. The game draws its inspiration from traditional Mexican culture and folklore, and features many interesting and unique characters.
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Foul Play
Single-player alternative to BattleBlock Theater® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with BattleBlock Theater®.
Play as the daemon-hunter Baron Dashforth in a side-scrolling co-op brawler set entirely on the grand spectacle of a theatre stage that rewards performance over pummeling. Perform shattering takedowns and reversals!
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Castle Crashers®
Single-player alternative to BattleBlock Theater® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with BattleBlock Theater®.
Hack, slash, and smash your way to victory in this award winning 2D arcade adventure from The Behemoth!
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Pit People®
Single-player alternative to BattleBlock Theater® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with BattleBlock Theater®.
In this fast-paced, turn-based, co-op adventure you'll quest and explore, find awesome loot, customize your fighters, and recruit strange species! Come master your destiny in this strategic game of positioning.
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Alien Hominid Invasion
Single-player alternative to BattleBlock Theater® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action with BattleBlock Theater®.
Old friends and bitter enemies await as you invade Earth alongside a Mothership full of alien friends! Blast, beam, and bite your way through an endless swarm of enemies as you and up to three of your fellow hominids cause mayhem with a huge arsenal of weapons, mutations, and acrobatic maneuvers.
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Alien Hominid HD
Single-player alternative to BattleBlock Theater® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Indie with BattleBlock Theater®.
The 2D side-scrolling shooter from The Behemoth is back! With your mighty blaster and a group of mysterious kids by your side, destroy the agency and reclaim your spaceship!
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BEHEMOTH
Single-player alternative to BattleBlock Theater® — playable solo, no multiplayer required. Shares Action and Casual with BattleBlock Theater®.
Dodge ‘n flap your wings in this new arcade extravaganza from The Behemoth! In BEHEMOTH™, you become one with the chicken to secure your flock in the nest and collect as much candy corn as possible!